Swedish Potatoes Recipes

SWEDISH HASSELBACK POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches.
• Cut potatoes crosswise into 1/8-inch slices, cutting only three-fourths of the way through to bottom. Place cut sides up in dish. Brush with butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour, brushing with butter once or twice. Mix cheese and bread crumbs; sprinkle over potatoes. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 to 30 minutes longer or until tender.

SWEDISH POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter 2 quart casserole, combine potatoes, salt, pepper, onion, egg and 3 ounces Gruyere cheese.
• Heat milk and cream to boiling in saucepan, combine with potato mixture.
• Place in casserole, sprinkle with remaining cheese and dot with butter.
• Bake 1 hour.
• If top not browned, broil until lightly brown.

SWEDISH POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in large skillet.
• Add onions and fries, heat and stir till onions are wilted and fries are hot. Remove from heat, stir in cheese, salt and pepper.
• Pour into shallow baking dish.
• Mix sour cream and eggs together and pour ove fries.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

SWEDISH BAKED POTATOES (HASSELBACKSPOTATIS)

Steps:

• Cut the potatoes into thin slices 3/4 way through, leaving a small uncut portion of the potato (fan like).
• Put half of the butter and garlic in an oven proof dish and place the potatoes in the dish.
• Sprinkle with salt & pepper.
• Drizzle with remaining butter and garlic.
• Bake in 375°F oven (takes about and hour depending on the size of the potato).
• Baste occasionally with the butter in the dish.
• After 30 minutes sprinkle with the cheese and bread crumbs- do not baste after putting on the cheese and crumbs.
• Finish baking until potatoes are done and golden.

JANSSON'S TEMPTATION (SWEDISH POTATO AND ANCHOVY CASSEROLE)

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the onions in 2 tbsp of the butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until they are golden.
• Preheat oven to 400.
• In a buttered 2 1/2- 3 quart shallow baking dish (13x9 works well), layer 1/3 of the potatoes, 1/2 of the onions, 1/2 of the chopped anchovies, salt and pepper to taste, 1/3 potatoes, 1/2 onions, 1/2 of the chopped anchovies, salt and pepper to taste, last third of potatoes.
• Drizzle the top of potatoes with the reserved oil from the anchovy can (about 2 tbsp.) and dot them with the remaining 1 tbsp of butter cut into bits.
• Bake the casserole on the middle rack for 10 minutes.
• Pour 3/4 cup of the cream over the potatoes and bake the casserole for 20 minutes more.
• Pour the remaining cream over the casserole, reduce heat to 300, and bake for 30 minutes more or until the potatoes are tender.
• Great served with anything that goes well with a potato side dish.

KROPPKAKOR - SWEDISH POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Fry salt pork with onion in a skillet until the salt pork is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Drain fat and set salt pork and onion mixture aside.
• Mix mashed potatoes, egg, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg together in a bowl; stir 1 cup flour into potato mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup flour onto a work surface and turn the dough out onto the flour. Knead the flour on the work surface into the dough.
• Cut dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, dusting your hands and sprinkling work surface with remaining 1/2 cup flour. Press your thumb into each dumpling to make an indentation, and fill with a small amount of salt pork-onion mixture. Pinch the dumplings closed and roll in flour.
• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. If desired, replace half the water with beef broth. Drop dumplings into the boiling water and broth and reduce heat to low. Simmer until cooked through, about 25 minutes. Drain and transfer to a serving bowl.

SWEDISH POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan at medium/high heat.
• Add onion, garlic, nutmeg, paprika, and half of the dill.
• Wash potatoes and cut into bite sized, uniform pieces.
• Stir butter and add potatoes and salt, stir to coat with butter.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium or lower and simmer for 1/2 hour or longer. Stir occasionally; turn off heat when potatoes are fork tender.
• Mix remaining dill with sour cream and milk, blend well and add lemon juice.
• Spoon potatoes into a serving dish with a slotted spoon to remove excess butter.
• Serve sour cream sauce with potatoes or pour over them and blend, depending on your tastes.